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1947-01-22 The Sporting News Baseball Magazine Contents

1947/01/22 — ITEM DESCRIPTION: Oversized, appx. 11-3/4″ X 16-1/2″ classic The Sporting News issue printed on newsprint. The image at the left is a cropped out portion of the cover (too large to fit the whole thing on my scanner!) and there are other images below from inside this issue. Classic Sporting News from when it was “The Baseball Paper of the World”!

There is just too much packed into each issue of The Sporting News to list it all, but I have paged through this entire issue and here are some of the highlights:

  • Cover cartoon by Willard Mullin is “Help From a Housing Expert” and features Branch Rickey
  • Headline is “Game Booming in Cuba Despite U.S. Slaps — Island Fans Resent O.B. Outlawing — Need for Peace Recognized”
  • “Reiser? Rickey Recalls HIs Well–A Good Boy — No Intention to Ignore Him After Surgery
  • “Yankee-Builder Barrow Tells of Deals — Greatest Bargain–And Gamble–Was Lazzeri — Took Risk on Buying DiMag Too” feature article covers over a page and includes several photos of Ed Barrow over the years
  • “Mr. Shortstop’s Crown Tottering? — Reese, Kerr and Miller Backed by Teammates as Rivals for Marion’s Title” with photos of Marty Marion, Pee Wee Reese, Buddy Kerr and Eddie Willier. Small article inset on page is “Wagner Greatest of All”
  • “Pride Hurt, But Cubans Will Bow to U.S. Rules — Bar on Mike Gonzales, Hero to Countrymen, Creates Special Resentment”
  • “Six Ex-GIs Regain Berths on Majors’ Star Team — Newhouser, Named Third Time in Tow, Tops All Players in Vote of Scribes — Dom DiMaggio, Robinson, Kell Honored First Time” with photos of All-Stars Ted Williams, Dave Ferriss, Bob Feller, Hal Newhouser, Stan Musial, Aaron Robinson, Bobby Doerr, George Kell and Dom DiMaggio
  • “Council Proposes W.S. Guarantees for Players — Majors to Act February 1 on Minimum-Share Plan”
  • “Series Prizes Too Low, Larry Fears” with photo of Larry MacPhail
  • Mel Ott “Must Prove to His Rookies Losing Doesn’t Come Naturally — Replacing Defeat Complex With Winning Spirit, Pilot’s Big Task”
  • “Bombers Must Develop Right Fielder for ’47 — Signs Point to Henrich as Yankee First Sacker — Bobby Brown Also Rated Possibility at Initial Sack” with pics of Tommy Henrich and Bobby Brown
  • One-column article by Grantland Rice “Bambino No. 1 Guy of Sport — Tops in Skill and Thrills He Has Brought Millions” with very small pic of Babe Ruth
  • “Tough Luck Dogs Infield of Old Cub Champs — Amputation of Tinker’s Left Leg Completes Cycle of Misfortune for Quartette” with photo of Tinker, Evers, and Chance
  • “Take Me Out to the Ball Game Outlives All Diamond Ballads — 50,000 Songs on Sports in Driscoll Collection” is a page about J. Francis Driscoll including photos of him, plus a facing page with photos of nine famous baseball sheet music
  • “Dodger Players to Have Voice on Jackie’s Climb — Rickey Would Let Men See Robinson in Action and Make Own Decision” with small pic of Jackie Robinson
  • “Bosox Dislike Arcs, But Will Have Best — Fenway Brightness to Equal Yankee Stadium”
  • “They Can’t Do That to Me, Says Dean — Cards’ New Home-Road Radio Tieup Cold-Shoulders Dizzy and Brownies — Chill Between St. Louis Clubs”
  • “Impressive Shrine for Walter Johnson Launched by Griff — President Truman to Be Asked to Dedicate Seven-Foot Granite Testimonial to Stadium”
  • Full-page ad for Chesterfields on the back cover features actor William Bendix
  • Plus, believe it or not, more!

    • 28 pages total.